Top 3 Concerts: Kris Allen

2012 was a year of ups ands downs for Kris Allen, who beat Adam Lambert to win Season 8 of "American Idol" in 2009.

In May, he released his sophomore album, "Thank You Camellia," nearly three years after his self-titled debut and it debuted at No. 26 and produced a Top 30 Adult chart song, "The Vision of Love." But both sank quickly and by September he had been dropped by RCA Records.

Then, after learning his wife is expecting a baby boy, as he prepared to kick off a tour, he had a car wreck the left him with a broken wrist. No worries — he'll still tour, but won't be playing guitar.